Hypoglycemia, sometimes called low blood sugar, is a fall in blood sugar to levels below normal, typically below 70 mg/dL. The most common cause is medications used to treat diabetes, such as insulin, sulfonylureas, and biguanides. The condition produces diverse neurological and cardiovascular symptoms, including headache, tiredness, clumsiness, trouble talking, confusion, fast heart rate, sweating, shakiness, nervousness, hunger, loss of consciousness, and seizures.
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ICD-10 ChapterIV: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route First Described Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter IVQuote, List of chapters, Chapter IV
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
2. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
World Health OrganizationLead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Main Types section
The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
View the Source 3. Hypoglycemia (Wikipedia)
Hypoglycemia first discovered by James Collip in 1922, History sectionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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